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Illa Grossa, Columbretes Islands, Spain

Illa Grossa at sunset, in the Columbret Gran or Illa Grossa group, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. On the left is the lighthouse, built in 1859. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Illa Grossa at sunset, in the Columbret Gran or Illa Grossa group, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. On the left is the lighthouse, built in 1859. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen